Upcoming Zines: “The Ink Drinker,” Etc.

Over the years, I’ve accumulated a number of short stories. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to submit them to literary journals or put them up on my blog. But my recent discovery of and appreciation for zines led me to find the perfect solution of self-printing/self-publishing.

There are about five short stories from my collection I think I’d like to one by one turn into zines, not necessarily in the following order:

“The Ink Drinker”

“Bludgeoning The Walrus”

“Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend”

“Ulysses in Hell”

“Go Jump in the Lake”

Each zine will include cover art (illustrated by me, of course), a card stock cover, and will be hand-bound with awl, needle and thread.

I begin with “The Ink Drinker,” a dystopian story about a young girl who learns the truth about an outcast of society. This story is somewhat influenced by Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast and illustrations, possibly some Edgar Allan Poe and definitely some Edward Lear among other things.

I’ve always wanted to continue or expand upon this story (as a novel, graphic novel, or screenplay), but haven’t had the chance yet. So I thought I’d share it with all of you as it is now for the time being. :)

You can expect “The Ink Drinker” up on my store (thepoetandtheflea.storenvy.com) once it opens!!

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About gegallas

G. E. Gallas is a writer and illustrator best known for her graphic novel The Poet and the Flea about William Blake and her short film Death Is No Bad Friend about Robert Louis Stevenson. Originally from Washington, D. C., she spent her year abroad in Tokyo, Japan and graduated from New York University: Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a major involving cross-cultural storytelling. Last year, she attended the Cannes International Film Festival and spoke upon invitation to The Blake Society, London. This year, her illustrations were featured in Scared Stiff: Everything You Need To Know About 50 Famous Phobias. She is currently working on illustrations for Do More Good. Better.
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Hello G.E., Thank You for following us. I’m afraid I got caught up in your graphic novel (sorry for blowing up your notification icon with likes-winces slightly) It is really amazing! Curious about how you managed to stumble across our blog…Well I’m off to explore more of your blog(s) :)
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K: Thanks for your lovely comment and generous “likes.” :) So glad you’re enjoying The Poet and the Flea thus far! I stumbled across your blog while perusing the “doodles” tag and look forward to seeing more doodles and to following your blog! Best regards, G. E.

Thank You G.E.!
I only hope we don’t bore you to tears with the mundane aspects of our quest. It will be quite a while before we can get to the fun stuff. But we’ll try to relieve the blah posts with a little creativity once in a while.
Your work has a lovely, lusciously, gothic aura that wisps it’s way into ones heart.
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